County Court
Photo Speed Enforcement (Traffic Division)
If your question is court-related, contact us at:
Telephone: (720) 865-7840
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Address: 1437 Bannock St. Room 109
Denver, CO 80202
All other photo speed enforcement questions, please contact the Denver Police Department at:
Telephone: (720) 865-6941
Frequently Asked Questions
Please contact the Denver Police Department at 720-865-6941 for all questions related to photo speed enforcement with the exception of questions regarding the court (scheduling a final hearing, filing a motion, etc).
PENALTIES
Unlike “regular” traffic cases, photo speed enforcement citations have a flat fine associated with them and court costs cannot be assessed under any circumstances. Additionally, photo speed enforcement cases are zero point violations that are never reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles. The result of this is that no matter how many photo speed enforcement citations a person receives, it will never affect their right to drive in Colorado; nor should it affect the individual’s automobile insurance rates. The statutory fine for photo speed enforcement violations is $40. For red light violations, the statutory fine is $75. If any photo speed enforcement violation occurs in a school zone, the law allows for the fine to double.
ENFORCEMENT
By law, a warrant can never issue and a person can never be arrested for outstanding photo speed enforcement citations. In order to enforce outstanding citations where a person failed to pay, or if the person set a court date and failed to appear, the city is authorized to immobilize the vehicle via a “boot.” Once the boot is placed on the vehicle, the person must pay their full fines and costs, any additional service fees and a boot fee. Typically the minimum due at the time of booting is $120. If the fees are not paid within 72 hours, the city also charges a towing fee and a daily storage fee on the vehicle.